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Love May Fail, by Matthew Quick
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An aspiring feminist and underappreciated housewife embarks on an odyssey to find human decency and goodness—and her high school English teacher—in New York Times bestselling author Matthew Quick’s offbeat masterpiece, a quirky ode to love, fate, and hair metal.
Portia Kane is having a meltdown. After escaping her ritzy Florida life and her cheating pornographer husband, she finds herself back in South Jersey, a place that remains largely unchanged from the years of her unhappy youth. Lost and alone, looking to find the goodness in the world she believes still exists, Portia sets off to save herself by saving someone else—a beloved high school English teacher who has retired after a traumatic incident.
Will a sassy nun, an ex-heroin addict, a metal-head little boy, and her hoarder mother help or hurt her chances on this madcap quest to restore a good man’s reputation and find renewed hope in the human race? Love May Fail is a story of the great highs and lows of existence: the heartache and daring choices it takes to become the person you know (deep down) you are meant to be.
Love May Fail, by Matthew Quick- Amazon Sales Rank: #51058 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-06-16
- Released on: 2015-06-16
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review ''An easy, enjoyable, and thoughtful read with laughs and tears along the way. Quick's devotees won't be disappointed.'' --Library Journal''Quick, an ex-teacher, nails the symbiotic student-teacher relationship, with all of its attendant baggage, squarely on the head in this engaging slice-of-life dramedy with definite big-screen potential.'' --Booklist''Darkly funny.... readers will be engrossed.'' --Publishers Weekly ''[An] ode to bygone pop culture and the unattainable literary life.'' --Kirkus Reviews
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Portia Kane is having a meltdown. After escaping her ritzy Florida life and her cheating pornographer husband, she finds herself back in South Jersey, a place that remains largely unchanged from the years of her unhappy youth. Lost and alone, looking for the goodness she believes still exists in the world, Portia sets off on a quest to save the one man who always believed in her—and in all of his students: her beloved high school English teacher, Mr. Vernon, who has retired broken and alone after a traumatic classroom incident.
Will a sassy nun, an ex–heroin addict, a metalhead little boy, and her hoarder mother help or hurt Portia’s chances on this quest to resurrect a good man and find renewed hope in the human race? Love May Fail is a story of the great highs and lows of existence, and of the heartache and daring choices it takes to become the person you know (deep down) you are meant to be.
About the Author Matthew Quick earned his MFA in creative writing at Goddard College. He floated down the Peruvian Amazon, backpacked around southern Africa, and hiked to the bottom of a snowy Grand Canyon before returning to Philadelphia and beginning to write full time. He is the author of The Silver Linings Playbook, which was made into an Academy Award-winning film, and the young adult novels Sorta Like a Rock Star, Boy21, and Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock. He is married to the novelist-pianist Alicia Bessette.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. but courtesy will prevail By She Treads Softly Love May Fail by Matthew Quick is a very highly recommended novel about redemption, relationships, and interconnected lives. It's also, in part, about goodness, broken people, adultery, unconventional families, English teachers, religion, 80's metal bands, fate, coincidence, hoarders, drinking, paper airplanes, and closure. I loved it. The title is from a Kurt Vonnegut quote: "Love may fail, but courtesy will prevail."After witnessing her wealthy pornographer and serial-cheating husband Ron's latest affair with a teenager, instead of shooting them, Portia Kane jumps on a plane, drunk, headed for South Jersey and her hoarder mother's house. On the plane Portia sits next to and profanely over-shares her woes with an elderly plucky nun before passing out. Sister Maeve wisely leaves Portia her contact information. Once in NJ, Portia is back at her mom's house, trying to avoid the piles of stuff, and drinking the diet Coke with Lime her mom has obsessively purchased just in case Portia ever visits.While trying to get her mom out of the house, they go to a diner where Portia meets an old high school friend, which leads to meeting her little boy, Tommy, and her brother, Chuck Bass, who secretly always had a crush on Portia. (All of them love 80's metal bands, especially Motley Crue.) When Portia tells them she wants to find their old English Teacher, Mr. Vernon, and tell him how much he meant to her, she learns that he gave up teaching and left town after a student attacked him. She plans to help/rescue Mr. Vernon because he believed in her. Although it may appear I've retold the whole plot, this is only a taste of Love May Fail. There is so much more.All the characters embody the Albert Camus quote Quick includes: "Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal."I thought Love May Fail was a delight to read. Yes, sometimes it is sad and heartbreaking, but it is also quirky and funny. These are all very real characters, broken in some ways, trying to redeem themselves. They all have lots of faults and are trying to do what they think they are supposed to do in order to become the person they are supposed to be. They are also all strangely interconnected, be it a master plan or fate, and need each other in some capacity. The novel unfolds through three characters and the letters of a fourth. Portia, Mr. Vernon, and Chuck all take up the narrative and tell us what is going on, while Sister Maeve has one short section comprised of letters she has written.Love May Fail is most assuredly very well written. Quick does a superb job with dialogue and the plot moves along quickly. I can concede that some readers may struggle with Portia's swearing and rants, especially at the beginning, but give the woman a chance. Think about how you would feel in her situation. And, again, all of these characters have faults, just like real people, and they are trying to do the best they can. I just love it when a novel comes together perfectly and hits all the right marks for me!Disclosure: I received an advanced reading copy of this book from the publisher for review purposes.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Matthew Quick Does It Again! By Mark F. Wiltsey I am a huge fan of Matthew Quick and a huge fan of Love May Fail. It seems that each and every novel he writes resonates with me a bit more. This novel is no exception. As an educator and someone who cares deeply for one of my high school English teachers, I completely understand what it feels like to end up in your 30s and want to reconnect with someone who understands you so well. Portia longs to connect with someone and why not Mr. Vernon when he made such a lasting impact on her high school years?This book makes you think about your existence and what it means to find your place in the world. Isn't that what it's all about? Why are we here and why do terrible things seem to happen to those who try to put kindness into the world? Q's books attempt to tackle these questions with characters who jump into your brain and stay there. They make you think and think deeply.Love does fail at times but it is the aftermath that tells ones true character. Portia's journey through LOVE MAY FAIL provides many of us with relatable events about the difficulties of what to do after life feels like it is falling apart. There is a lot to take in throughout the book and just like Portia's search through her younger self, it is well worth it!!!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Fabulous book, full of quirks and surprises By Karen McMillan Matthew Quick writes moving and funny books that are generally about misfits, love and life – and Love May Fail is no exception. In the opening scene of the novel, Portia Kane is hiding in her bedroom wardrobe drinking a $2,000+ bottle of wine, waiting for her husband to appear with his latest, young conquest. In the end, she decides not to kill him, as was her original intention, instead she escapes him and all his money, and she returns to her hometown. There her hoarder mother has been saving cartons of Diet Coke with Lime in case Portia ever came back, and it seems nothing has changed in her old hometown.But when she hears that life hasn’t gone so well for her English school teacher Mr Vernon since she left. He is a teacher who had a hugely positive influence on her life, so she vows to find him and turn his life around. But this is a job too large for one woman! Portia ends up with the help of a hunky ex-heroin addict, a young boy who loves heavy metal music, and a sassy nun she meets on a plane.But Mr Vernon doesn’t want to be saved, so what chances does she have to restore a man’s life, and her own hope of a new and better existence? Love May Fail is a book about daring to try to become the person you are supposed to be. And even though love may fail, you can dare to believe you will find love again. It’s a fabulous book, full of quirks and surprises. I loved it!
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